retrograde withdraw from the airport? >> we are begun rhett petrograd >> can you talk about the numbers? >> i cannot. >> general, the numbers left are consistent with where they have been the last several days but the passenger number is down. is the u.s. moving military equipment, or are they planes going out just not full? >> as we said, our mission to continue evacuating those as required, and to meet the mission requirement by august 31st, is what the commanders are executing. >> so does that mean you're starting to take on equipment out on these aircraft, or do you not have enough passengers? >> there is equipment leaving on the flights, too. that was originally planned. >> if i could ask one more. have there been any attacks? it was talked about how the taliban thwarted some attacks before thursday's attack. have there been any other cases you're aware of that the taliban have actually stopped attackers